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About Steve

Biography

Hailing from a family of musicians it was apparent and inevitable, from an early age that Steve would venture into the professional world of music.

Studying trumpet, piano, composition and orchestration at The Royal College of Music and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, his contemporary and distinctive compositions and arrangements are renowned.

Theatre credits include orchestrating the latest Broadway & UK touring show ‘Beautiful’, for which Steve’s orchestrations were nominated for Tony, Olivier & Drama Desk awards. His 2015 Grammy award was for producing the original Broadway cast album of the same show. In 2017 Steve orchestrated Jim Steinmsan’s ‘Bat Out Of Hell’. He also orchestrated the West End shows ‘Made In Dagenham’, ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Our House’ and ‘Daddy Cool’. Other theatrical credits include ‘Viva La Diva’ with Darcey Bussell and Katherine Jenkins, ‘Dancing On Ice’ Live Tour and Katherine Jenkins’ ‘Believe’ Tour.

Television commissions include the composition of ‘Elements & Motion’ for the 79th Academy Awards with the Hollywood SFX Chorale, which received an Emmy nomination. Other credits include arranging and conducting the ‘Sheridan Smith ITV’ special, ‘Children in Need Rocks the 80’s’, BBC’s ‘Even Better Then The Real Thing’, ‘Buble at the BBC’, ‘VE Day 70’ Concert, the London Olympic Games closing ceremony, ITV’s ‘The Nightly Show’ with Bradley Walsh & Jason Manford, the ‘2015 Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony’, ’Robbie Williams Live at The Palladium’, The BBC Music Awards, ‘Live from Edinburgh Castle’, ‘Bruce Forsyth’s Hall of Fame’, BBC The Voice Series 1 & 2, ‘Robbie Williams Live At The Albert Hall’, ‘The Robbie Williams TV Special’, ‘Children In Need Rocks The Albert Hall’, the BBC ‘Olympic Handover Concert’, Victoria Wood’s ‘Christmas Special’, ‘Victoria’s Empire’, Chris Moyle’s Big Quiz Night, Ant & Dec’s shows and the opening of The Dubai World Cup.